Panel Discussion immediately after the screening with Segun Shabaka, Basir Mchawi and Mal.The Billie brings back The Sun Rises in The East and chronicles the birth, rise, and legacy of The East, a pan-African cultural organization founded in 1969 by teens and young adults in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The East embodied Black self-determination, building dozens of […]
Excerpts from 6 historical Black plays that have crossed The Billie's stage over the past 5 decades. We are excited to reopen our doors for the first time since the start of the pandemic this spring 2023 with an unprecedented Mainstage world premiere: So Live A Concert Reading of Moments of Black Genius in the […]
Garment of Destiny, our annual dance concert celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Join us for Garment of Destiny, our annual event celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Witness the new class of our Pre- Professional Training Program this February. These tenacious young artists are looking forward to sharing their gifts […]
Sheryl Lee Ralph, nationwide book tour for DIVA 2.0:12 Life Lessons From Me For You!Emmy, Tony, and Spirit Award-winning actress, Sheryl Lee Ralph, knows a thing or two about staying power in the capricious world of Hollywood. A seasoned professional who has taken the best lessons learned and used them to move her stellar career […]
This offering is in collaboration with smallgirl rising: connecting the Divine Black Feminine The Billie Holiday Theater and Bridges: A Pan Afrikan ARTS Movement Present: PULSE: a poetry and music offering connects to the core of our being. Visiting South African poets collaborate with South African musicians and youth performers in Brooklyn in pursuit of […]
Every Thursday in May at 7pm ET, 651 ARTS and The Billie Holiday Theatre bring you the Song Salon. A series of intimate performances and conversations, inviting audiences into the room - into the artistic process, a live Behind-the-Scenes with the folks standing at the front of it! WHAT IS IT? Each Thursday in May […]
The first installation and activation of a series of Town Hall events for our community.Get ready Bed-Stuy for the launching of Beyond the Stage: Taking Bed-Stuy Worldwide, the first installation and activation of a series of Town Hall events for our community.Join us on May 17th at 5:30pm @ Restoration’s lobby and meet our new […]
Join multi-disciplinary artist Edisa Weeks in making one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five roots out of paper and twine!Join multi-disciplinary artist Edisa Weeks in the journey of making 1,865 roots out of paper and twine, for the installation and performance of 3 RITES: Liberty. 1865 represents the last year of legalized chattel slavery in America. […]
Free - No Tickets RequiredA historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries. The story follows Nanisca (Davis), general of the all-female military unit, and Nawi, an ambitious recruit, who together fought the French and […]
Witness and watch the third program in the Emmy Award Winning Talking Black in America series right here in Brooklyn at The Billie.Talking Black in America - ROOTS is a celebration of African American resiliency, cretivity and ingenuity, finding a connection of the spirit among the peoples and societes of West Africa and the African […]
